Summer temperature anomalies in Belize
Belize: Summer temperature anomalies was 0.8975 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
0.8975 °C
Change on year
up 467.2%
World rank
76th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.87 °C
in 2023
All-time low
-2.76 °C
in 1956
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Summer temperature anomalies in Belize, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.8975 °C for summer temperature anomalies in 2026.
That represents a change of up 467.2% on the previous year and up 477.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Belize peaked at 1.87 °C in 2023 and was at its lowest, -2.76 °C, in 1956.
That places Belize 76th out of 193 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Summer temperature anomalies in Belize, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.49 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.88 °C | +26.3% |
| 1942 | -1.3 °C | -30.7% |
| 1943 | -2.29 °C | +75.8% |
| 1944 | -2.06 °C | -10.1% |
| 1945 | -1.33 °C | -35.3% |
| 1946 | -2.1 °C | +57.7% |
| 1947 | -0.9568 °C | -54.5% |
| 1948 | -2.12 °C | +121.6% |
| 1949 | -1.49 °C | -29.8% |
| 1950 | -2.11 °C | +41.8% |
| 1951 | -1.19 °C | -43.8% |
| 1952 | -1.46 °C | +22.8% |
| 1953 | -1.02 °C | -30.1% |
| 1954 | -2.05 °C | +100.9% |
| 1955 | -0.5946 °C | -71.0% |
| 1956 | -2.76 °C | +364.7% |
| 1957 | -1.05 °C | -61.9% |
| 1958 | -0.8978 °C | -14.7% |
| 1959 | -1.19 °C | +32.5% |
| 1960 | -1.23 °C | +3.4% |
| 1961 | -1.27 °C | +3.2% |
| 1962 | -1.17 °C | -7.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2433 °C | -120.7% |
| 1964 | -0.8078 °C | -432.0% |
| 1965 | -1.07 °C | +32.2% |
| 1966 | -1.49 °C | +40.0% |
| 1967 | -0.4452 °C | -70.2% |
| 1968 | -0.7773 °C | +74.6% |
| 1969 | -0.0925 °C | -88.1% |
| 1970 | -1.04 °C | +1027.7% |
| 1971 | -1.12 °C | +7.7% |
| 1972 | -0.4712 °C | -58.1% |
| 1973 | -0.7613 °C | +61.6% |
| 1974 | -1.18 °C | +54.7% |
| 1975 | -0.0943 °C | -92.0% |
| 1976 | -1.96 °C | +1984.1% |
| 1977 | -1.34 °C | -31.7% |
| 1978 | -0.7012 °C | -47.7% |
| 1979 | -1.22 °C | +73.9% |
| 1980 | -1.18 °C | -3.6% |
| 1981 | -0.8022 °C | -31.7% |
| 1982 | -0.5406 °C | -32.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3294 °C | -160.9% |
| 1984 | -0.99 °C | -400.6% |
| 1985 | -0.5651 °C | -42.9% |
| 1986 | -0.9378 °C | +66.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1028 °C | -111.0% |
| 1988 | -0.0185 °C | -118.0% |
| 1989 | -0.1809 °C | +879.6% |
| 1990 | -0.8116 °C | +348.5% |
| 1991 | -0.165 °C | -79.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0295 °C | -117.9% |
| 1993 | -0.3905 °C | -1423.7% |
| 1994 | -0.4388 °C | +12.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3509 °C | -180.0% |
| 1996 | -0.1753 °C | -150.0% |
| 1997 | -0.1149 °C | -34.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5104 °C | -544.1% |
| 1999 | -0.7282 °C | -242.7% |
| 2000 | -1.17 °C | +60.9% |
| 2001 | -0.29 °C | -75.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0052 °C | -101.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5751 °C | +10901.1% |
| 2004 | -0.1403 °C | -124.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6656 °C | -574.4% |
| 2006 | -0.8873 °C | -233.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1242 °C | -114.0% |
| 2008 | -0.6715 °C | -640.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4883 °C | -172.7% |
| 2010 | 1.07 °C | +119.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2976 °C | -72.3% |
| 2012 | 0.011 °C | -96.3% |
| 2013 | -0.2218 °C | -2108.1% |
| 2014 | -0.0573 °C | -74.2% |
| 2015 | -0.3918 °C | +583.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1554 °C | -139.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3303 °C | +112.5% |
| 2018 | -0.282 °C | -185.4% |
| 2019 | 1.05 °C | -473.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4582 °C | -56.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6088 °C | +32.9% |
| 2022 | -0.1918 °C | -131.5% |
| 2023 | 1.87 °C | -1074.2% |
| 2024 | 1.13 °C | -39.6% |
| 2025 | 0.1582 °C | -86.0% |
| 2026 | 0.8975 °C | +467.2% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.8975 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5571 °C, 1.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.8975 °C is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.717 °C, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +10901.1% | 0.0052 °C | 0.5751 °C |
| 2013 | -2108.1% | 0.011 °C | -0.2218 °C |
| 1976 | -1984.1% | -0.0943 °C | -1.96 °C |
| 1993 | -1423.7% | 0.0295 °C | -0.3905 °C |
| 2023 | +1074.2% | -0.1918 °C | 1.87 °C |
| 1970 | -1027.7% | -0.0925 °C | -1.04 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.7 °C | -2.29 °C | -0.9568 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.43 °C | -2.76 °C | -0.5946 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.8115 °C | -1.49 °C | 0.2433 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9899 °C | -1.96 °C | -0.0943 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4778 °C | -1.18 °C | 0.3294 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1933 °C | -0.8116 °C | 0.5104 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1302 °C | -1.17 °C | 0.6656 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1966 °C | -0.3918 °C | 1.07 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7041 °C | -0.1918 °C | 1.87 °C | 7 |
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More climate change data for Belize
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.79 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 226.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 67.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 159.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2529 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 45.12 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 38.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1462 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Belize?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Belize was 0.8975 °C in 2026, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 °C in 2023.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.76 °C in 1956.
- How does Belize rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Belize ranks 76th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 477.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Summer temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference in a specific month's average surface temperature from the mean temperature of the same month during the period 1991-2020, measured in degrees Celsius.